Nov 07

Tim Ferriss’s Rules for Rigging the Game and Building Unstoppable Momentum

It’s easy to look at someone like Tim Ferriss and see only the finished product. The #1 New York Times bestselling books, the podcast with hundreds of millions of downloads, the seemingly effortless way he learns new skills. We see the highlight reel and assume it was a straight shot to the top. But I’ve known Tim for years, and what I’ve always admired most isn’t the outcome, but the process. He is a master... read more ›
Nov 06

Gary Vaynerchuk’s Playbook to Turn Your Passion into an Empire

If you’ve spent any time in the worlds of entrepreneurship, marketing, or creative hustle, you’ve felt the gravitational pull of Gary Vaynerchuk aka Gary Vee. He’s a force of nature, an individual who seems to operate on a different plane of energy and ambition. He famously took his family’s local liquor store and, through a pioneering YouTube show called Wine Library TV, transformed it into a $60 million empire. It was one of the first... read more ›
Nov 06

Ramit Sethi’s Playbook to Define and Fund Your Own ‘Rich Life’ (as seen on Netflix)

For over a decade, my friend Ramit Sethi has been one of the most influential people in my life when it comes to the business of creativity. If you’re part of our community, you know we reject the "starving artist" narrative. Ramit is the architect of the counter-narrative: living a "Rich Life." He’s not a typical finance guru who will tell you to stop buying lattes. In fact, he’ll probably tell you to buy more... read more ›
Nov 05

Stop Planning. Start Doing.

Hey friends, Chase here. Here’s an important reminder:  you’ll never feel ready to start.  But you’ve got to do it anyway. And the operative word there is “do.” Just start. This episode is the kick in the ass you need.  Too often we get bogged down in the dreaming, the research, and the preparing - without the DOING.  Feel me on this?  It’s a common excuse that most of use…that we just need a little... read more ›
Nov 03

Affinity Studio vs Adobe Creative Cloud for creative pros: It just got real

For years, the battle for your creative desktop wasn't much of a battle at all. For professionals, Adobe was the only real choice—the industry standard. It was the Coke, the Nintendo. Any alternative, including Affinity, was often dismissed as the "cheap" option, the Pepsi or the Sega: a clunky substitute for those who couldn't afford the real thing. But over the past few years, something shifted. Affinity patiently built a powerful, fast, and streamlined suite... read more ›
Nov 03

Nano Banana Pro (Google Gemini 3) 101 for Photographers

AI image generation tools have been bubbling for a while, but they truly exploded into the mainstream when the "Studio Ghibli" filter trend went viral, powered by the release of ChatGPT-4. Since then, it’s been impossible to ignore the flood of new apps like Midjourney, ComfyUI, Higgsfield, etc - all capable of creating stunning, surreal, and sometimes bizarre images from a simple text prompt. The latest name in this conversation is Nano Banana Pro (Google's... read more ›
Oct 29

Brené Brown Revisited: The Courage to Belong in a Divided World

In this week’s episode, we’re revisiting a powerful conversation that originally aired back in 2017 — one that feels even more relevant today. Brené Brown joined me to talk about courage, connection, and what it really means to find true belonging in a divided world. Her insights on creativity, loneliness, and the power of standing alone have only become more urgent as we navigate today’s culture of comparison and noise. Since our original conversation, Brené... read more ›
Oct 22

Stop Curating. Start Creating.

Hey friends, Chase here. If you’ve ever found yourself hesitating to start a project because it didn’t feel “portfolio-worthy,” this one’s for you. I’ve fallen into that trap more times than I’d like to admit — obsessing over whether something I’m making is polished enough to represent me. The irony? That mindset kills the very creativity that fills a portfolio in the first place. The Portfolio Trap Somewhere along the way, we started treating our... read more ›
Oct 15

The Creative Edge Isn’t Vanishing — It’s Moving.

Hey friends, Chase here. I’m back with a little reflection that’s been brewing for a while—one that hits right at the heart of what it means to be a creator right now. Lately, the number one question in my inbox (and probably yours too) goes something like this: “What happens to creativity now that AI can do so much?” If that question sounds familiar, you’re not alone. We’ve seen this movie before. Back in 2006,... read more ›
Oct 14

Midjourney for Photographers: A Professional’s Field Guide

The rise of generative AI isn't just another tech trend, it's a fundamental change in the creative landscape, a wave that is coming whether we’re ready or not. For photographers, videographers, and visual artists, this can feel unsettling. The conversation is often framed around fear and replacement, but that’s the wrong way to look at it. This isn’t about a machine replacing the artist. It's about the artist gaining a new set of profoundly powerful... read more ›